1999
Pro-1 of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Functions as a Catalytic Base in the Phenylpyruvate Tautomerase Activity † , ‡
Lubetsky J, Swope M, Dealwis C, Blake P, Lolis E. Pro-1 of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Functions as a Catalytic Base in the Phenylpyruvate Tautomerase Activity † , ‡. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 7346-7354. PMID: 10353846, DOI: 10.1021/bi990306m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBinding SitesCatalysisCrystallography, X-RayEnzyme ActivationGlycineHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacromolecular SubstancesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMethionineMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPhenylpyruvic AcidsProlineRecombinant ProteinsConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) functionsAnti-inflammatory effectsMigration inhibitory factorImportant immunoregulatory moleculeTautomerase activityImmunoregulatory moleculesPhenylpyruvate tautomerase activityInhibitory factorP-hydroxyphenylpyruvateGlucocorticoidsPro-1CytokinesActivity
1997
Functional and receptor binding characterization of recombinant murine macrophage inflammatory protein 2: Sequence analysis and mutagenesis identify receptor binding epitopes
Jerva L, Lolis E, Sullivan G. Functional and receptor binding characterization of recombinant murine macrophage inflammatory protein 2: Sequence analysis and mutagenesis identify receptor binding epitopes. Protein Science 1997, 6: 1643-1652. PMID: 9260277, PMCID: PMC2143775, DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, CDBase SequenceCell LineChemokine CXCL2Chemokines, CXCCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersEpitopesHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMonokinesMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNeutrophilsReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-8ARecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino Acid
1994
Crystal structure of the K12M/G15A triosephosphate isomerase double mutant and electrostatic analysis of the active site.
Joseph-McCarthy D, Lolis E, Komives E, Petsko G. Crystal structure of the K12M/G15A triosephosphate isomerase double mutant and electrostatic analysis of the active site. Biochemistry 1994, 33: 2815-23. PMID: 8130194, DOI: 10.1021/bi00176a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceBinding SitesCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayDNA PrimersLigandsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPoint MutationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTriose-Phosphate IsomeraseX-Ray DiffractionConceptsMutant enzymesSubstrate-binding loopActive-site LysLys-12Wild-type enzymeMet side chainsActive siteEnzyme-inhibitor complexThree-dimensional structureMutant structuresWild typeTriosephosphate isomeraseDianionic substrateEnzymeSame crystal formCrystal structureMET mutationsSide chainsIsomeraseSitesCrystal formsMutationsPhosphoglycolohydroxamateMethionine